TDLR Offers Dual Manicurist/Esthetician License

A penny saved is a penny earned. This time-proven adage means it is as useful to save the money you already have as it is to earn more money. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation encourages cosmetology professionals who hold both a manicurist license and an esthetician license to save money by applying for the new dual Manicurist/Esthetician Specialty License instead of continuing to renew their Manicurist license and Esthetician license.

The 82nd Texas Legislature created the specialty license which costs $53 and is good for two years. There are 8,615 cosmetology professionals that currently hold both licenses. These professionals would save over $456,500 combined by switching to the new specialty license. This is another way the department helps you keep your money where it belongs…in your pocket!Is your Manicurist or Esthetician license up for renewal? Apply for the dual license!

To apply for the combination Esthetician/Manicurist license simply download the application form from the TDLR website: http://bit.ly/XzJg4x. Once you complete the form and mail it to TDLR along with your $53 fee, you are on your way to saving your hard-earned cash.

Don’t have access to a computer to download an application for your new dual license? Contact TDLR’s Customer Service and we’ll be happy to mail the application to you. Call 1-800-803-9202 or email cs.cosmetologists@tdlr.texas.gov.

Change Your License Contact Information Online

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has made it easier for you to keep your contact information current. You can now make the changes online at a time that is convenient to you.

The barbering and cosmetology rules require licensees to notify the department of address changes, but we know your schedule doesn’t always give you time during normal work hours to contact TDLR. If you are one of the people who get up before the sun rises and flies with the eagles or you prefer to hoot with the owls late into the night you can make your contact information changes at: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/ContactInfoUpdate/LicenseProgram.aspx

The department will use your contact information to send out a notice of license renewal before your license expires. Remember: working with an expired license is unlicensed activity.